Fitness for Duty Examinations. The City shall have the right to require medical or psychological examinations at the City’s expense. The City reserves the right to select its own medical examiner or physician. If the Union disagrees with the results of the examination, the Union may have the employee reexamined at the employee’s expense. In the event of disagreement between the physician or medical examiner selected by the City and the physician or medical examiner selected by the Union, the two parties will agree to the selection of a third physician or medical examiner. This physician or medical examiner’s opinion shall be final and binding on the City, the Union, and the employee. The expense of the third physician or medical examiner shall be equally divided between the City and the employee. This process shall also apply to disputes regarding employee’s physician’s verification of illness.
Fitness for Duty Examinations. A. All employees may be required by the appointing authority with the approval of the Executive Director of Employee Services or designee to undergo for cause medical examinations to determine their physical and mental fitness to perform the work of the classification in which they are employed. The cost of these examinations shall be at the expense of the Employer.
Fitness for Duty Examinations. A. Any employee in the competitive service may be required by Department Head or the Human Resources Director to undergo a physical examination, which examination shall be at the City expense, where the Department Head or Human Resources Director has reasonable suspicion based on an articulable basis, to believe the employee is unfit to perform the essential duties of his/her position..
Fitness for Duty Examinations. At the request of the College President or his/her designee, any instructor shall receive a fitness for duty examination by a physician selected by the College. At the request of the Employee, he/she may seek a second opinion by a physician of his/her choice. Should conflicting determinations occur, each party will mutually agree to an examination by a third physician and this decision will be final.
Fitness for Duty Examinations. The Employer may require an employee who has been absent due to personal illness or injury, prior to and as a condition of his return to duty, to be examined by a physician paid for by the Employer, to establish that he is able to perform his normal duties and that his return to duty will not jeopardize the health and safety of other employees.
Fitness for Duty Examinations. The Court may require an employee or prospective employee to have a health-related examination including, but not limited to, a physical examination and psychological evaluation under the following circumstances:
Fitness for Duty Examinations. If the Employer has a reasonable basis for believing that an employee is no longer mentally or physically capable of performing the essential functions of his position, or poses a threat to himself or others, the Employer may order an examination by an appropriately qualified medical professional, at the Employer’s expense. Upon receipt of the medical professional’s opinion on fitness for duty, the Employer, the Union, and the employee will meet to discuss possible alternatives and/or accommodations. If no alternative or accommodation is mutually agreeable and provided that the physician has concluded the employee unfit for duty, then the employee will be placed on sick leave, FMLA, unpaid disability leave, or disability separation made. Such action is non-disciplinary in nature.
Fitness for Duty Examinations. A. If there is a reasonable basis to believe an employee is physically or psychologically unable to safely perform the requirements of the job, the employee may be placed on administrative leave with pay and required to attend a fitness for duty evaluation performed by the City’s physician or psychologist.
Fitness for Duty Examinations. A. The Employer may require an employee to take an examination, conducted by a licensed practitioner to determine the employee’s physical or mental capability to perform the material and substantial duties of the employee’s classification. Examinations are intended to guard the health and safety of employees and the citizens of Fairfield County and will be ordered when the Employer has reasonable concern for an employee’s ability to perform the material and substantial duties of the position. The cost of such examination shall be paid by the Employer. If the employee disagrees with the Employer’s determination, the employee may be examined by a physician of the employee’s choice at the employee’s expense. If the two (2) reports conflict a third opinion shall be rendered by a neutral physician chosen by the first two (2) physicians whose decision shall not be appealable to the grievance procedure. The neutral physician’s cost shall be borne by the Employer.
Fitness for Duty Examinations. See applicable administrative policy. 5502 Immunizations – Periodic: The City may provide or require periodic immunizations or inoculations as a condition of continued employment.
